Milky Way Photography - Image Stacking vs. Star Tracking

When shooting exposures of the Milky Way, photographers are always after ways to create images which contain less noise. Traditionally, photographers would use a technique called stacking, where you would take 4+ exposures of the same composition, and then use special software to "stack" the photos together to reduce the noise.

In the last few years, a new technique called star tracking has gained traction with the photography community. This technique requires you to align a star tracker, which then allows your camera to turn at the same speed the the stars are moving, meaning you can take exposures that are multiple minutes long at very low ISOs without seeing any star trailing.

In this video, you'll see a comparison of both of these techniques as well as example images of both concepts.

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Видео Milky Way Photography - Image Stacking vs. Star Tracking канала Austin James Jackson